Middle East Coverage, Breaking News & Insight

Satellite image of Iran Natanz nuclear facility after U.S. and Israeli strikes March 2026

Iran’s Most Hardened Nuclear Tunnel Was Not Bombed. Inspectors Have Never Entered It. The Deal Doesn’t Mention It.

Pickaxe Mountain, one mile from Natanz, was not struck in Operation Midnight Hammer and has never been visited by IAEA inspectors. Satellite imagery from February 2026 shows active construction continuing. The Doha

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Billboard in Tehran as Iran bars IAEA inspectors from bombed nuclear sites Fordow Natanz Isfahan

Trump Says Iran’s Denuclearization Is ‘Moving Along Well.’ Iran’s Law Says IAEA Cannot Enter the Three Sites That Matter.

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf confirmed July 2 that IAEA inspectors are barred from Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan under any circumstances – backed by a parliamentary law and an SNSC decision. Current

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz as Iran warns vessels to use designated routes or face forceful response

Iran Warned Every Tanker in Hormuz on the Day Doha Concluded. The IMO Corridor It Is Threatening Already Has One Attack on Its Record.

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya joint military command warned every vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on July 2 that deviating from Tehran-designated routes would bring an 'immediate and forceful response.' The warning came

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran Atomic Energy Organization chief Mohammad Eslami with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi, whose inspectors cannot verify the location of Iran's 440 kg uranium stockpile

Iran Has Nine Bombs’ Worth of 60% Uranium and Won’t Ship It Out. The Deal Has No Answer for This.

Iran holds 440 kilograms of uranium enriched to 60 percent — enough for roughly nine nuclear devices — likely relocated to Isfahan before Israeli strikes hit Natanz and Fordow. The Doha round

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Saudi crude oil supertankers transiting the reopened Strait of Hormuz, July 2026

Saudi Aramco Makes Rare Spot Sales as Gulf Crude Exports Hit Post-War Peak

Saudi Aramco made rare spot sales to Asian buyers as four supertankers cleared the reopened Strait of Hormuz — the highest Saudi Gulf crude exports since the Iran war, and a break

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Exterior view of the Palace of Justice in Damascus near where a bomb killed six at a cafe

Bomb Kills Six at Damascus Café Steps from Courthouse Trying Assad Officials

A bomb killed at least six people and wounded 22 inside a crowded café on al-Nasser Street in central Damascus on July 2, approximately 40 meters from the Palace of Justice where

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz as 80 mines block the central Traffic Separation Scheme

Doha Can Agree to Reopen Hormuz. Only Mine Sweepers Can Actually Do It.

The Traffic Separation Scheme at the centre of the Strait of Hormuz is blocked by mines, reducing daily transits from 130 to between 19 and 28. Mine clearance has not started. Iran

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi amid nuclear access dispute over bombed sites

Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan: Iran’s Parliament Speaker and Doha Negotiator Say IAEA Cannot Enter. Trump Says Denuclearization Is Moving Along Well.

Iran's parliament speaker said on July 2 that IAEA inspectors will not be permitted to enter Fordow, Natanz, or Isfahan under any circumstances, citing a parliamentary law and SNSC decision. Iran's Doha

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Saudi Arabia's Tadawul Group headquarters representing the kingdom's bid for a domestic metals derivatives exchange

Saudi Arabia Opens Bids for Metals Exchange as Vision 2030 Mining Push Accelerates

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority formally opened a call for proposals to build a domestic metals derivatives exchange, with a deadline of October 31. The move fills a gap Vision 2030's mining

July 2, 2026

Business·Economy·Markets·News

Ships transit the Strait of Hormuz as China and US agreed no country can charge Hormuz tolls

China Told Washington No Hormuz Tolls. Iran’s Parliament Is Writing Them Into Law.

Wang Yi and Rubio agreed in April that no country can charge tolls through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's National Security Commission has since advanced a bill to do exactly that. The

July 2, 2026

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Previous 1 … 24 25 26 27 28 … 382 Next

Middle East- Page 26

Iran’s Most Hardened Nuclear Tunnel Was Not Bombed. Inspectors Have Never Entered It. The Deal Doesn’t Mention It.

Trump Says Iran’s Denuclearization Is ‘Moving Along Well.’ Iran’s Law Says IAEA Cannot Enter the Three Sites That Matter.

Iran Warned Every Tanker in Hormuz on the Day Doha Concluded. The IMO Corridor It Is Threatening Already Has One Attack on Its Record.

Iran Has Nine Bombs’ Worth of 60% Uranium and Won’t Ship It Out. The Deal Has No Answer for This.

Saudi Aramco Makes Rare Spot Sales as Gulf Crude Exports Hit Post-War Peak

Bomb Kills Six at Damascus Café Steps from Courthouse Trying Assad Officials

Doha Can Agree to Reopen Hormuz. Only Mine Sweepers Can Actually Do It.

Fordow, Natanz, Isfahan: Iran’s Parliament Speaker and Doha Negotiator Say IAEA Cannot Enter. Trump Says Denuclearization Is Moving Along Well.

Saudi Arabia Opens Bids for Metals Exchange as Vision 2030 Mining Push Accelerates

China Told Washington No Hormuz Tolls. Iran’s Parliament Is Writing Them Into Law.

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

Latest Posts

Horoscope Today, 26 July 2026: Saturn Turns Retrograde as the Nodes Shift, Rewriting Fate for All 12 Zodiac Signs

Israel Arrests Dozens in West Bank as Settlers Burn Homes, UN Warns of Pogroms

Two Buses Collide on Syria’s Deir az-Zor Road, Killing at Least 35 People

NVIDIA and SK Group Seal $500 Billion AI Partnership for South Korea’s AI Gigafactory

Middle East- Page 26

Follow

Latest Posts